Endotoxin-initiated inflammation reduces testosterone production in men of reproductive age.

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism

• Publication date

  2018-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1152/ajpendo.00279.2017PMID 29183872PMCID PMC5899218
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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